Flower bulb container



Oct. 6, 1931. c s 1,826,547

FLOWER BULB CONTAINER Filed June 14. 1930 awe/nice Thelma Ptdnam Jc'l'son Patented Oct. 6,

. 'rrren ua' ru'rnAM JACKSON, E HGUSTON, {fluxes FLOWER BULB ooirrnnvua Ae ucauen filed June 14,

p This invention relates a a flower bulb holder-{and has for its primary object to provide in a manner as hereinafter set forth,

a holder-of such class which is adapted to be disposed; within a water Container for the purpose of lightly gripping a flower bulb to maintain the same in an upright position j while growing. I 1

A further object of the invention is to pro- '10 .vide a holder for'lightly gripping a flower bulb within a water container in such a man '1 ner' that the roots of the bulb may'freely grow downwardly and around the interiorof the container, thereby facilitating the growth of the flower and providingforthe close obsex-Vance of such growth by any one interested "in the study of growing plants.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more particularly de- T scribed, and as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings wherein are shown embodiments of the invention, but it is to be understood that the description and drawings are to be taken as illustrative and that the invention is intended to be limited only by the scope of the claims" hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings in which 2 like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the several views:

' Figure 1 is an elevation of a bulb holder in accordance with this invention the same being partly brokenaway to show the cross sectional shapeofthe base and supporting member; 1 y

' Figure 2 is a top-plan thereof. Figure 3 is a sectional plan of a flower bulbcluster holder...

1 Figure tis an elevation of a modified form v of the invention' e i 1 v Figure 5 is a top plan of the embodiment shownin Figure 4.,

I Referring to the drawings in detail, the

numeral 1 designates a combined base and supporting memben'which is in the form "of an annular ring rectangular in cross section. The wall of the member 1 is of greater thickness axiallythereof than radially thereof. I Secured to the inner peripheral face of the 1930;, Serial no; ee ufsa.

member l-are a plurality ofresilient fingers 2 A arrange in equi-spaced relation circumferentiallyof the member 1. The'fingers2 have their lower ends securedto the member!" 1 by means of suitable rivets 3. Upper end portions of thefingers 2 are formed with outwardly directed arcs tin/order that such portions may conformwith the contour of a flower bulb when the latter'is inserted between'the fingers; The are por- B0 tions 4 terminate at their free upper ends in tapered portions 5. Each of the fingers 2 gradually increases in width from the lower end thereof-*tothe base line of the tapered upper end portion 5 in order to provide the are portions 1 with relatively wide bearing surfaces for engagement 'with thefiower bulb in order that the latter may be gripped withoutinjury thereto. 1 p I In Figure 3 a plurality of the base and supporting members 1 are arrangedin a cluster and secured in their relative positions by means ofstraps 6 and 7, each of which eX- tends beneath the wall of'a'pair oft-hemem- I hers I and-terminates at its outer'endin a 7 finger 8 similar .tothe fingers 2 heretofore described. Thefinger 8 of eachofthememhere 1 is arranged in equi -spaced relationto a pair of the vfingersi2. Each" of the fingers 8 is secured'to a base and supporting member 30 The holder illustrated in Figures 4: and 5 consists of a plurality of fingers 9 which are of materially greater length than the fingers 2 and which terminate at their lower ends in outwardly directed, right angularly disposed portions 10 which provide bases for the fingers 9. Adjacent the outer ends thereof, the bases'10 are provided with weights 11 which M tend to normally maintain the bases in fiat 90 position. Inspaced relation to the bases 10, the fingers 9 are secured to an annular supporting ring 12 which maintains the fingers in assembled relation. The fingers 9 are extended through the supporting ring 12 and V5 are secured against'the inner peripheral face of the latter by means of a plurality of rivets 13. The wall of the supporting ring 12 is of substantially the same radial thickness as the 4 thickness of each of the fingers 9. The por- J Vtions of the fingers 9 projectabove the; iring 12 areof thesaime shape asthe'fingers describedin connectionwithvF gure 1.

5 Va flower bulb holder" in accordance" with this Qinve'ntion will be readily; apparent, and'although, the holder will preferably be construoted in accordance with the embodiments struction' may be resorted to,vso long as such changes fall within the scope of the invention 7 as 'defined in theappended claims: y- It is particularly pointedout, that, while" the cluster shown in Figurei3 is composed of 1 ya plurality of; elements such aslshown in Fig-' :lrrelfthej clusterimey be vformed of a plu-' o rality ofeleinents such asshown in Figure 4, or clifieringi'from either of theeleme'nts shown Q in Figuresland respectively; I What -c i u i rv 1- v r y, 1.; flower bulb cluster holder comprising, I aplura-lityzof annular elements positioned ing5side;opposed elation; and, a plurality of V wvardly from theinner peripheral face of each element, certain of, saidfingers being in o opposed position and having their lower por- 5 te'gifailly connectedto secure the elements together in a; cluster. '7 y r 1 V j 2; A flower bulb cluster holder comprising, v wplurality-of annular elements positioned in sideopposed relation, anda'plurality ofresilv war'dly from the-innerperipheral face of each: element, certain of said fingers'bein gin i e a 49 tegrsilly connected to secure theelenients tofgether' iniztfgcluster',thejwall ofjeach'ofsaid f annularelementsbeing rectangularinorossz sectiomi i gnjhereto; I I 7 v I n iTHELMA P UTNAMJACK SQN. v

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o It ;is thought that the many advantages of I I I hereinillustrated and d ib d i is e 1 understood that changesinthed t il f no resilient fingers'seoured to and extending uptions extended beneath theelements and inl ient fingers-secured toandi extending up opposed position and having their lower p011 tions eXtended 'beneat-h the elements and in o .5

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